With the team about to depart for Evansville, Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon taped this week's one-on-one interview at Jadwin Gym. Coach Johnson spoke about the Tigers' two most-recent games against Big East foes Seton Hall and Rutgers while previewing the coming week's difficult slate. This interview is 13:00+ in length.
Harvard vs. Boston University - 7:00 pm ET
North Carolina vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Yale vs. Fairfield - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Wagner - 7:00 pm ET
The Princeton Packet covers the Tigers' progress this season.
Northwestern (3-4) hit a school-record 15 three point shots in a 88-68 victory over Arkansas State.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (4-3) won in overtime at Quinnipiac. Dartmouth (4-4) held off UC Davis 70-67.
Arkansas State vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Brown vs. Quinnipiac - 7:00 pm ET
UC Davis vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
The Daily Princetonian writes about the Princeton/Rutgers game.
Lincoln Gunn makes the Honor Roll in this season's third Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Awards.
Northwestern is in action tonight at home against Arkansas State.
Locally, goprincetontigers.com, the Associated Press, the Trentonian and the Trenton Times all write about the Tigers' close loss to Rutgers.
From points north, articles by scarletknights.com, the Star Ledger and the Courier News.
With of the game stories, don't overlook this feature on Princeton recruit Patrick Saunders.
Northwestern (2-4) forced 32 turnovers in a 68-58 win over Savannah State. Georgetown (5-0) held off an upset bid by undersized Fairfield in a 61-49 Hoyas victory.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (4-4) became the second Ivy League team to defeat a Big Ten opponent this season, finishing their game with Michigan on an 11-0 run in a 62-51 Crimson victory. Cornell (4-2) was surprised by Colgate, 76-73 at home. Penn (2-6) fell behind early 33-6 to Villanova in an eventual 87-61 loss. Brown (3-3) took care of UC Davis 73-57. Yale (1-5) lost to Wagner at home 71-68. Dartmouth (3-4) was blown out by Stony Brook 70-43. It was the Seawolves' first win of the season.
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audio - coach sydney johnson
audio - noah savage : audio - lincoln gunn
The Princeton coaches and players felt like one got away in Piscataway.
"We thought we were going to win the game all the way up until there were [a few seconds] left on the clock" said senior co-captain Noah Savage. "We planned to win this game."
Jaron Griffin's two free throws with a minute remaining in regulation broke a 48-48 tie between the visiting Tigers and Rutgers on Saturday afternoon, as the Scarlet Knights held off Princeton 54-50.
Lincoln Gunn had 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes for the Tigers. He was the only Princeton player in double figures.
Today's Game: Princeton (2-4) vs. Rutgers (4-2)
Location: The RAC - Piscataway, NJ
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 72-41.
Last meeting: Rutgers 53 Princeton 47 - 12/9/07.
The Tigers head up Route 1 for their first real road test of the season.
Savannah State vs. Northwestern - 12:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Fairfield vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - guhoyas.com
Dartmouth vs. Stony Brook - 2:00 pm ET
Wagner vs. Yale - 2:00 pm ET
Michigan vs. Harvard - 5:30 pm ET - ESPNU
Penn vs. Villanova - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN360
UC Davis vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Colgate vs. Cornell - 8:00 pm ET
The Star Ledger, the Asbury Park Press preview the Rutgers game.
Northwestern and Georgetown are both in action today. Each game is streaming on-line for free.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (2-5) continues to underperform. The Lions dropped a 75-59 decision at previously winless Sacred Heart.
